Hallam v. Means

This was an action on the case, brought by Harriet H. Means, in the circuit court of Marion county, against appellants, to recover damages for the unskillful and negligent manner in which they, as physicians and surgeons, treated a broken leg of appellee.

The ground mainly relied upon by appellants to secure a reversal of the judgment is, that appellee failed to establish, by a preponderance of evidence, a want of skill or a want of ordinary or proper care on the part of appellants, either in adjusting the fracture or treating the broken limb.

The facts in this case have been passed upon by two…